Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll

Peter Bebergal (Peter Bebergal)

Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Tarcher/Putnam,US
Country
United States
Published
18 November 2015
Pages
254
ISBN
9780399174964

Season of the Witch: How the Occult Saved Rock and Roll

Peter Bebergal (Peter Bebergal)

This epic cultural and historical odyssey unearths the full influence of occult traditions on rock and roll - from the Beatles to Black Sabbath - and shows how the marriage between mysticism and music changed our world.

This epic cultural and historical odyssey unearths the full influence of occult traditions on rock and roll – from the Beatles to Black Sabbath – and shows how the marriage between mysticism and music changed our world.

From the hoodoo-inspired sounds of Elvis Presleytothe Eastern odysseys of George Harrison, fromthe dark dalliances of Led Zeppelin tothe Masonic imagery of today’s hip-hop scene, the occult has long breathed lifeinto rock and hip-hop-and, indeed,esoteric and supernatural traditions are a key ingredient behindthe emergence anddevelopmentof rock and roll.

With vivid storytelling and laser-sharp analysis, writer and critic Peter Bebergal illuminatesthis web of influences to produce the definitive work on how the occult shaped – and saved – popular music.

As Bebergal explains, occult and mystical ideals gave rock and roll its heart and purpose, making rock into more than just backbeat music, but into a cultural revolution of political, spiritual, sexual, and social liberation.

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